#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: At Seventeen Original Album: Between The Lines (Janis Ian) Words and Music by Janis Ian Copyright © 1975 MINE Music Ltd Published by EMI Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Capo on 5, if you want to play along with Janis. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. Key to tab ---------- x - muted note _ - tied note INTRO: [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] Guitar Figure 1 G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------4____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [second time: I learned VERSE1: Notes: E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for use of space. G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------4____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G the truth at sev - en -teen that A7sus4 Am7 E/11 Am7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------1---1-----------0______---0-------1____---1-----------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---1______---1-------0____---0---x-------| |-2-------x---2---2-------x---2______---2-------2____---2---x-------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---0______---0-------0____---0-----------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A7sus4 Am7 E/11 Am7 love was meant for beau - ty queens D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-----------1---1-----------1______---1-------1____---1-----------| |-2-------x---2---2-----------2______---2-------2____---2-----------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---0______---0-------0____---0-----------| |-x-------x---x---x-------x---x---|-----x-------x-------x-----------| |-2-------x---2---2-------x---2______---2-------2____---2-------3___| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D7/F# And high-school girls with clear skinned smiles, who G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------2____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G9 G Gmaj7 mar - ried young and then re -tired G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------4____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G The val- G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------4____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G - en -tines I nev - er knew. The A7sus4 Am7 E/11 Am7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------1---1-----------0______---0-------1____---1-----------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---1______---1-------0____---0---x-------| |-2-------x---2---2-------x---2______---2-------2____---2---x-------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---0______---0-------0____---0-----------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A7sus4 Am7 E/11 Am7 Fri - day night cha-rades of youth D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-----------1---1-----------1______---1-------1____---1-----------| |-2-------x---2---2-----------2______---2-------2____---2-----------| |-0-------x---0---0-------x---0______---0-------0____---0-----------| |-x-------x---x---x-------x---x---|-----x-------x-------x-----------| |-2-------x---2---2-------x---2______---2-------2____---2-------3___| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D7/F# were spent on one more beau - ti -ful At G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------x---0---0-----------0______---0-------0____---0---0-------| |-0-------x---0---0-----------4______---4-------4____---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------x---3---3-----------3______---3-------3____---3-------3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G sev - en -teen I learned the truth G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G And those CHORUS1: Bb6 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------3---3-----------3______-------3____-------3---3---1---| |-0-----------0---0-----------0______-------0____-------0---0---0---| |-3-----------3---3-----------3______-------3____-------3---3---2---| |-1-----------1---1-----------1______-------1____-------1---1---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bb6 of us with rav - aged fac - es, Am7 D7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---x---1---1---1---1-------| |-0---0---x---0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---x---2---2---2---2-------| |-2---2---x---2---2---2---2---0---|-0---0---x---0---0---0---0-------| |-0---0---x---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Am7 lacking in the so - cial grac - es Gm7 Cm7 |---------------------------------|-----3-------3---3---3---3-------| |-----------------------------4---|-x---4-------4---4---4---4-------| |-3-----------3---3-----------3---|-x---3-------3---3---3---3-------| |-3-------x---3---3-------x---5---|-x---5-------5---5---5---5-------| |-5-------x---5---5-------x---3---|-x---3-------3---3---3---3-------| |-3-------x---3---3-------x-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gm7 Cm7 des - perately re -mained at home, in- Gm7 Cm7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----3-------3---3-----------4---|-4---4-------4---4-------4-------| |-3---3-------3---3-----------3---|-3---3-------3---3-------3-------| |-3---3-------3---3-------x---5---|-5---5-------5---5-------5-------| |-5-----------5---5-------x---3---|-3---3-------3---3-------3-------| |-3-----------3---3-------x-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gm7 Cm7 - vent - ing lov-ers on the phone who Ebmaj7 D7 D7sus4 |-----3---3---3-------3-------2---|-2---2-----------3-------5-------| |-3---3---3---3-------3-------1---|-1---1-----------1-------3-------| |-3---3---3---3-------3-------2---|-2---2-----------2-------5-------| |-1---1---1---1-------1-------0---|-0---0-------0-----------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ebmaj7 D7 D7sus4 called to say, "Come dance with me!" Gm7 Cm7 |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------3-------3-----------|-----4-------4---4---4---4-------| |-3-----------3---3---3-------3______---3-------3---3---3---3-------| |-3-----------3---3---3-------5______---5-------5---5---5---5-------| |-5-----------5---5-----------3______---3-------3---3---3---3-------| |-3-----------3---3---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gm7 Cm7 And murmured vague ob -scen - i - ties Am7 |---------3---0____---0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-----------| |-1-------1---1____---1-------1---|-1---1-------1---1---1---1-------| |-0-------0---0____---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0---0-------| |-2-------2---2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2---2-------| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-0-----------0---0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Am7 It is -n't all it seems at D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-------1---1---1---1-------1---|-1---1-------1____---1---1---0---| |-2-------2---2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2____---2---2---0---| |-0-------0---0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0____---0---0---0---| |-x-------x-------x-----------x---|-x-------------------x---x-------| |-2-------2-------2-----------2---|-2-------------------2---2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D7/F# se -ven teen! 2. A... VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for use of space. Chords: G9 3x020x or 302021 A7sus4 x0203x G 3x000x or 320003 Am7 x0201x Gmaj7 3x000x or 3x40xx E/11 x0210x G6 3x20xx or 3x0000 D7/F# 2x021x | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G | A7sus4 Am7 | E/11 Am7 brown-eyed girl in hand-me-downs, whose name I never could pronounce | D7/F# Said, "Pity, please, the ones who serve, | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G They only get what they de-serve." | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G The rich relationed hometown queen | A7sus4 Am7 | E/11 Am7 | D7/F# Marries into what she needs with a guarantee of company | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G And a haven for the elder - ly CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: G6 3x20xx Gm7 353333 or 3x333x Bb6 x1303x Cm7 x35343 Am7 x0201x Ebmaj7 xx1333 or x68786 D7 xx0212 D7/F# 2x021x | Bb6 | Am7 | D7 Remember those who win the game, lose the love they sought to gain | Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Cm7 In debentures of quality and dubious integrity | Ebmaj7 | D7 | Gm7 The small town eyes will gape at you, in dull surprise | Cm7 | Am7 | D7/F# When payment due exceeds acounts received, at seventeen [play:] D7/F# |---------------------------------| |-----1-------1____---1-------0---| |-2---2-------2____---2---2---0---| |-0---0-------0____---0---0---0---| |-x-------------------x---x-------| |-2-------------------2---2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play: INSTRUMENTAL SOLO over VERSE chords (20 bars)] [then play:] Am7 C(#9) Cmaj7 Am7 |-----------------0-------7---5_____-________________---------------| |-----1-p-0-------1-------5---5_____-________________---------------| |-----0-----------0-------5---5_____-________________---------------| |-----2-----------1-----------5_____-________________---------------| |-0-----------0-------0-------0_____-________________-----------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D7 |---3---| |---------------------5-/-7-\-5---|-------------------------2h3p2h3-| |-7-\-5---------------5-/-7-\-5---|/7---3---0____-------------------| |-7-\-5---------------------------|/4---0---0____-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|/5---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------3____-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |---3---| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------7---0---7---3---0---3---/-7---3---0________---------------| |---------4---5---4---0---0---0---/-4---0---0________---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5---6---5---2-------2---/-5---2---------------------------| |-------------------------3-------|---------3________---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | To... VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. E/11 is U.S. notation for Eadd11, used here for use of space. Chords: G9 3x020x or 302021 A7sus4 x0203x G 3x000x or 320003 Am7 x0201x Gmaj7 3x000x or 3x40xx E/11 x0210x G6 3x20xx or 3x0000 D7/F# 2x021x | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G | A7sus4 Am7 | E/11 Am7 those of us who knew the pain of Valen - tines that never came | D7/F# And those whose names were never called, | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G When choosing sides for basket -ball | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G | A7sus4 Am7 | E/11 Am7 It was long ago and far away, the world was younger than today | D7/F# And dreams were all they gave for free | G9 G Gmaj7 | G6 G | G9 G | Gmaj7 G6 G To ugly duckling girls like me CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: G6 3x20xx Gm7 353333 or 3x333x Bb6 x1303x Cm7 x35343 Am7 x0201x Ebmaj7 xx1333 or x68786 D7 xx0212 D7/F# 2x021x | Bb6 | Am7 | D7 We all play the game and when we dare to cheat ourselves at solitaire | Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Cm7 Inventing lovers on the phone, repenting other lives unknown | Ebmaj7 | D7 That call and say, "Come dance with me!" | Gm7 | Cm7 And murmur vague obscenities | Am7 | D7/F# At ugly girls like me at seventeen CODA: D7/F# |---------------------------------| |-1---1---1---1-------1---1-------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| |-x-------x-------x-------x-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OUTRO: G9 G Gmaj7 G6 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0-------------------|-------------0---0---0---0-------| |-2---2---2---0---0-------0---0______---0-------0---0---0---0-------| |-0---0---0---0---0-------4---4______---4-------2---2---2---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----3---3---3---3-------3---3______---3-------3---3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * arpeggiate Gmaj7* |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |-0__________________________________-------------------------------| |-0__________________________________-------------------------------| |-0__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3__________________________________-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |